mpdillon

it’s always such a narrow, misunderstood view of “interests” that leaves out values

boy, do I know this feeling right now

when did it ever leave

No.

I say this with love to my Canadian family and friends but they’re well on their way to their own quite the mess, so while I’ve appreciated their sympathy I’ve been a smidge skeptical of their judgment

I’m torn between whether it’s that or it’s like giving a toddler matches and gasoline

oh god it’s Patrick Healy isn’t it

goddamned right

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having done that campaign, we were all geniuses of course, yes, but also hugely helped by an opponent who had not spent decades in national media as “successful businessman” (and economy-knower) and who could be more plausibly portrayed in his words as anti-worker pro-cutting jobs

also just like, I really don’t need to “learn the perspectives” or “engage in debate” with Nazis and spam porn bots

“burn the whole thing down” continues to be the safe bet across the board

Do we know that Jeffries account to be real?

Watergate maybe sui generis but the economic thread for the rest seems pretty heavily the victory of supply side economics under Reagan; meanwhile the general Republican anti-government rejection of expertise/authority in the other emergent crises

need to get more reporters over here somehow stat. Feels like WaPo has a lot but others are lagging for whatever reason

more than not a mandate, looking like not even a majority

bookmarks please, and built-in auto-delete capacity so you don’t have to go to some sketchy outside service

ok but can we rule out Blue Sky gave him free flights

hell I’m old enough to remember a Republican president’s high-handed approach to his Senate caucus driving Jim Jeffords out and handing Dems the majority. Unthinkable now

need Chris Kelly to make the jump

quick alert the public editor, they’ll get on it asap

at least three of these will vote for him, bet on it

still haven’t really decided if I’m actually on here, but thanks for the kind words

@jacobbogage.bsky.social I’ve read this sentence multiple times and still don’t get what it means and how that’s legal “The commission will officially operate outside of the administration but work with the White House budget office” - do you know?

I can shoot someone and call it a “workaround” or an “unconventional strategy to challenge” the law against killing people but… it’s still attempted murder even if we have to wait for a court to rule